Utah Hockey Club brought itself within a goal from the Florida Panthers with just under seven minutes left to play Wednesday night. However, as has been the case often recently, the team could not find a way to push itself over the edge against a tough opponent.

“Everything,” the Florida Panthers captain said. Closing out their two-game trip by pocketing a pair of important points, the Panthers steadily built up their game in a 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday.

The Utah Hockey Club host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday after Matias Maccelli's two-goal game against the Dallas Stars in the Utah Hockey Club's 3-2 overtime loss.

Jerseys purchased at the team store will, upon request, include the inaugural season patches on the shoulders. Customization for youth jerseys will be available at the customization zone outside Portal “Q” inside the Delta Center. The team did not specify the cost of customization for youth jerseys.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Jesper Boqvist scored twice for the Florida Panthers in a 4-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday. “Really complete effort there to close up the road trip, we played a full [60 minutes],” Boqvist said. “They had a lot of [power-play] chances, but we stuck with it, stayed with it, and got two points here."

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Utah sports a 5-7-4 record in its barn and has also lost its last three straight at home. Karel Vejmelka is tonight’s expected starter, and in his last five games, he possesses a 1-3-1 record with a .901 SV% and a 3.03 GAA.

Check out the injury report for the Utah Hockey Club (17-15-7), which currently has four players listed on it, as the Utah Hockey Club ready for their matchup against the Florida Panthers

All things considered, though, the Utah Hockey Club performed at an elite level on Wednesday, despite losing 4-1 to the Florida Panthers (It was a 2-1 game with two empty-net goals). Utah kept up on both ends of the ice,

For the first time ever, the Panthers will play a game against the new Utah Hockey Club, at their home in Salt Lake City, the Delta Center. They will meet a second time in Sunrise on March 28. The Hockey Club is enjoying a strong first season in Utah,

Utah Hockey Club vs. Florida Panthers WHEN: 8:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: TNT, truTV, Max (HBO) | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App The Utah Hockey Club (17-14-7) ignites a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers (24-15-2) in a nationally televised showdown.